In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. Berry Gordy III, the Detroit-born great […]
Hear Tom Petty’s Previously Unreleased “What’s The Matter With Louise” From The Wildflowers Sessions
This past Friday, on what would have been Tom Petty’s 73rd birthday, Amazon Music put out “What’s The Matter With Louise,” a previously unreleased track from the Wildflowers sessions. It coincided with the Prime Video launch of the 2021 documentary Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making Of Wildflowers, which included some new footage […]
2 Chainz, Lil Wayne “Presha” On The Tonight Show
Give it up for 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. Hot off their new single, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne lit up the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as the evening’s musical guest on Friday night (Oct. 20). Accompanied by a couple of dancers, the Drench God and Tunechi gave their first televised performance of the […]
Video: Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Mathematics Ft. Nicole Bus “Claudine”
The saga continues. After premiering the song for Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning, the Wu-Tang Clan officially releases their new single “Claudine” on digital streaming platforms along with its music video directed by Old Souldbrother One. Lead by Dutch neo-soul songstress Nicole Bus’ powerful vocals, Method Man and Ghostface Killah big up the lady […]
Video: Chris Brown Ft. Davido, Lojay “Sensational”
Sensational! Chris Brown brings the “Sensational” vibes with his new single featuring Davido and Lojay, which checks in with his dance-filled video. Directed by Child, the elegant clip finds Breezy showcasing his striking dance moves from various sets featuring his collaborators and stunning women. “This one, she’s fine, oh yeah / She want this, then […]
Video: City Girls Ft. Kim Petras “Flashy”
Talk to me nice. Fresh off the release of their Raw LP, the City Girls take to the friendly skies in their “Flashy” music video featuring pop star Kim Petras. The whimsical clip centers JT, Yung Miami, and Kim Petras aboard their private and pink-colored jet filled all the finer things in life. “Good morning, […]
Premature Evaluation: Blink-182 One More Time…
Pop-punk is the new classic rock. I guess this is growing up. One More Time… – the new album by scene elders Blink-182 – arrives at a moment when stock in the genre is at an all-time high, rising from an underdog insurgence on the alternative rock (and pop) charts into a steady dividend-earning period […]
Dave Grohl, Krist Noveselic, & Steve Albini Talk In Utero With Conan O’Brien
In September 1993, the first episode of Late Night With Conan O’Brien aired on NBC. Eight days later, Nirvana released the feverish, conflicted masterpiece In Utero, their third and final album. In Utero just celebrated its 30th anniversary with a box-set reissue, and now Conan O’Brien himself has marked the occasion by assembling the surviving […]
Video: Flo Milli “BGC”
Join the club. Flo Milli invites everybody to the Bad Girls Club with her brand new single “BGC” which is welcomed with its music video. Directed by Boni Mata, the wet and wild clip finds the Mobile, AL partying with fellow ladies including Maiya The Don and Lady London. “V-I-P in the Bad Girls Club […]
Video: Rome Streetz “Hell Backwards”
Look, ayo. Griselda’s Rome Streetz revisits Hell and is back with the release of his new music video, “Hell Backwards”. Courtesy of Knoteworthy, the dark visual centers the Queens-bred rapper delivering his gritty raps from the project hallways to a late night eatery. “Trust no one, the soul of a battle-scarred shogun / Plotting new […]